# Where is the high bandwidth internet for the masses?

DevFeed: [Where is the high bandwidth internet for the masses?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/where-is-the-high-bandwidth-internet-for-the-masses-35218.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/where-is-the-high-bandwidth-internet-for-the-masses/>)

Published: 2020-05-03T15:09:26Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Jessie Frazelle](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jessie-frazelle.md>)

Topics: [screen](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/screen.md>), [pixel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pixel.md>), [Graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphics.md>), [Ray Tracing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ray-tracing.md>), [Xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xbox.md>)

Tags: [graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphics.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ibm.md>), [japan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/japan.md>), [pixel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pixel.md>), [ray-tracing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ray-tracing.md>), [screen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screen.md>), [xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the progression from standard-definition television to HDTV, 4K, and 8K, connecting increasing pixel density with newer game consoles and display technology.

## Source excerpt

Being cooped up at home got me looking into the new Xbox and PlayStation 5. I was curious about the innovations in the consoles since their successors. Both claim to have ray tracing and support for 8K graphics. This then got me thinking about how prevalent 8K televisions are today. 8K televisions seem to be in the same state as 4K televisions a few years ago. One thing I know through my life is that pixel density will continue to get bigger and bigger. I almost wonder if there is a Moore's Law equivalent for pixel density... let's take a look at televisions through the years. Pixel density through the years Standard definition television The first electronic television was invented in 19271. Cable television systems originated in the United States in the late 1940s and were designed to improve reception of commercial network broadcasts in remote and hilly areas2. We can consider the televisions of this time to be what we know of as "standard definition." Standard definition television (SDTV) is designed on the assumption that viewers in the typical home setting are located at a distance equal to six or seven times the height of the picture screen -- on average some 10 feet away. High definition television High definition television (HDTV) has its roots in research that was started by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, in 19703. For comparison, a 1080i HDTV signal offers about six times the resolution of a conventional 480i SDTV signal. HDTV also features a wider 16:9 aspect ratio format that more closely resembles human peripheral vision than the 4:3 aspect ratio used by conventional TVs in the past. Furthermore, HDTV is based on a system of 3 primary image signal components rather than a single composite signal, thus eliminating the need for signal encoding and decoding processes that can degrade image quality. Perhaps the biggest advantage over the old analog SDTV system is that HDTV is an inherently digital system. 4K resolution In 1984, Hitachi released the CMOS (co